Subgroup structure of symmetric group:S6
This article gives specific information, namely, subgroup structure, about a particular group, namely: symmetric group:S6.
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This article discusses the subgroup structure of symmetric group:S6, which is the symmetric group on the set . The group has order 720.
Family contexts
| Family name | Parameter values | General discussion of subgroup structure of family |
|---|---|---|
| symmetric group | degree , i.e., the group | subgroup structure of symmetric groups |
Tables for quick information
FACTS TO CHECK AGAINST FOR SUBGROUP STRUCTURE: (finite group)
Lagrange's theorem (order of subgroup times index of subgroup equals order of whole group, so both divide it), |order of quotient group divides order of group (and equals index of corresponding normal subgroup)
Sylow subgroups exist, Sylow implies order-dominating, congruence condition on Sylow numbers|congruence condition on number of subgroups of given prime power order
normal Hall implies permutably complemented, Hall retract implies order-conjugate
Table classifying subgroups up to conjugacy
The below lists subgroups up to conjugacy, i.e., up to automorphisms arising from conjugation in symmetric group:S6. This is not the same as the classification up to automorphisms because of the presence of other automorphisms, a phenomenon unique to degree six (see symmetric groups on finite sets are complete).
| Conjugacy class of subgroups | Representative subgroup (full list if small, generating set if large) | Isomorphism class | Order of subgroups | Index of subgroups | Number of conjugacy classes | Size of each conjugacy class | Total number of subgroups | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trivial subgroup | trivial group | 1 | 720 | 1 | 1 | 1 | trivial | |
| subgroup generated by transposition in S6 | 2 | 360 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||
| subgroup generated by triple transposition in S6 | 2 | 360 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||
| subgroup generated by double transposition in S6 | cyclic group:Z2 | 2 | 360 | 1 | 45 | 45 |
The table needs to be completed.